Valkyrie Intake O-ring Kit

Kit contains 6 Viton-GF o-rings. 

One goes on at the bottom of each intake manifold, where it touches the head.  The head gets hotter than Heater, but these o-rings survive.

Fits all 1500cc Honda Valkyrie models, 1997-2003.

Kit costs $11.68 on redeye.eCrater.com

Caps for the Evaporative System on California Model Valkyrie 

  Kit contains 6 Viton-B Vacuum Caps, with nylon plug & Teflon PFA band clamps.

These vacuum caps are made of Viton-B material, which is going to stay in like-new condition for decades.  This material is resistant to high temperatures, low humidity, direct sunlight, ozone and the presence of fumes from ethanol, methanol, MTBE, regular gas, premium gas.

California model has these VIN numbers: 1HFSC341, 1HFSC344, 1HFSC347, 1HFSC411.  Look for a bent brass tube of diameter 5mm (3/16").  If such a tube exists, these vacuum caps should fit, because you got yourself a set of carbs from a California model.

If you happen to have carbs from a California model and you have no longer want to keep the evaporative emissions system, then you would want to remove this stuff shown in the EVAP CANISTER picture:

1. the charcoal canister, Part #17410-MV9-772 $340 from Honda)

2. the vacuum operated valve (#17430-MZ0-770 $100 from Honda) and

3. the upper octopus (Carb Tubing Fiche Part #8,25,26,27,28,29 discontinued by Honda, but $100 last seen). 

When you remove the upper octopus, it leaves some 5mm  brass tubes uncovered on the sides of the carbs. If you leave them that way, you'll be sucking unfiltered air into the air pathways for the carbs.  This is a really bad idea, so you want to cap these tubes.  If you use ordinary vacuum caps, they will probably crack and leak in a few years.

Warning:  The materials used in this product are known by the State of California to be carcinogenic, teratogenic and toxic when allowed to burn.  So, if your bike catches on fire, don't breathe the smoke.  California itself is carcinogenic and toxic when it burns, which means every Fall.  So hold your breath until February, when it rains for 2 weeks straight and the mud slides sweep away all your worries.  There.  All better now.

Kit costs $9.95 on redeye.eCrater.com

 Polyurethane Drive Cushion Kit

        VAPORWARE!

I've been trying to contract out these things for years.  

• Much firmer than the original drive cushions 

• Material chosen to wear out 1/4 as rapidly as the original nitrile rubber drive cushions

 Choice of Polyurethane:

Leaning toward Forsch Polymers, because they actually provide specs.  If a company doesn't brag about a spec, they won't meet it.

Material:  85A Heat Resistant, Sliding-Abrasion-Resistant, Hydrolysis Resistant, Ether based Polyurethane

Final Drive O-ring Kit

Kit contains 3 polyurethane o-rings

• Big Skinny O-ring, 61mm ID X 2.0mm thick, 91302-MA6-003

• Big Fat O-ring, 50.5mm ID X 3.5mm thick, 91358-MG9-003

• Elusive Third O-ring, 39.5mm ID X 2.4mm thick,  91356-MG9-003

Polyurethane o-rings are very tough and abrasion resistant. Honda's nitrile o-ring wears rapidly, allowing water to wash the moly grease off the drive splines.  The key issue is abrasion resistance. 

Installation Directions PDF

Fits all 1500cc Honda Valkyrie models, 1997-2003.

Kit costs $5.45 on redeye.eCrater.com

Quiet Bushing Kit, Ver. 2

for Original Rear Valkyrie Shocks (Showa)

Kit contains:  4 bushings (cast polyurethane)

Polyurethane is very durable under heavy loads.  This particular polyurethane has an additive to not squeak. Lab tests under full load have failed to get it to squeak. Tests were dry (no lube) from -10F to 190F.

The Valkyrie's rear shock rotates up to 30 degrees at the upper pivot, going over a speed bump. This destroys the OEM nitrile rubber bushings.  While ordinary polyurethane lasts longer than rubber, the shock brays like a donkey:  The shock cover rings in response to each snap the bushing makes during rotation.  You could grease it, but the grease squeezes out and then it is a donkey again. The Red Eye bushings get you the durability of polyurethane, minus the donkey, minus any maintenance.

Fits all 1500cc Honda Valkyrie models.

Kit costs $11.99 on redeye.eCrater.com

Valkyrie Heat Shield Kit

Kit contains:

• • Pre-cut 4mm-5mm thick black silicone rubber heat shield

  • 5 bolts with 5 large stainless steel washers (for desmogged bikes)

  • Six yellow plastic hole plugs, to keep debris out of intake ports of the heads while you work, for a side-install.  You can alternatively pull the radiator and for front-install.

Fits all 1500cc Valkyries, stock or desmogged.

This is a barrier of black silicone rubber. It has standoffs molded in, keeping an air gap between it and the engine. Silicone rubber is not affected by the heat of the engine.

Testing on a Valkyrie Interstate shows this shield reduces the heat soak effect, so hot restarts on a hot day are easy. When the air or bike is moving, the shield reduces the carburetor temperature by around 15 degrees F, equivalent to running fuel with 0% ethanol without the shield. The Valkyrie was designed 24 years ago for 0% ethanol.

Interesting side effect: On the Interstate, the tranny gear noise is reduced with the heat shield. This is a WTH kind of thing, because the heat shield is blocking the crankcase, not the tranny.  It appears the top of the crankcase acts as a thin membrane,  and it resonates from the transmission gear vibrations.   The Valk crankcase broadcasts tranny vibrations like a loudspeaker.  

This product doesn't have any experience yet on the Standard or Tourer.  However, this product should cool the fuel lines and carbs for a Standard or Tourer as it does for an Interstate. The gear noise reduction should happen for any fork-mounted Batwing windshield.

Fits all 1500cc Honda Valkyrie models.

Heat Shield Install Directions for Stock Valkyrie

Heat Shield Install for Desmogged Valkyrie

Kit costs $22.00 on redeye.eCrater.com

Valkyrie Fuel Line Quick Disconnect Kit Version 7

Version 7 has low parts count, and more shiny parts, compared to previous versions.

Loop of Gates Barricade Greenshield fuel hose, Colder Products quick disconnect, 2 Ideal 52F15 fuel injection hose clamps, and 2 spare o-ring (Viton-GF) for the disconnect's main seal.

The disconnect fitting has no valve.  But when disconnected, you can put the plug in to positively hold fuel in your tank. This comes in handy if you remove the tank and have a leaky petcock.

This fits all 1500cc Valkyrie models, including ones with manual or vacuum Pingel petcock.

Kit costs $27.99 on redeye.eCrater.com

Installation Instructions

Instructions PDF

Valkyrie Fuel Line Quick Disconnect Kit Ver. 7 F

Version 7F has a fuel filter in the middle of the loop.

Loop of Gates Barricade Greenshield fuel hose, Colder Products quick disconnect, 2 Ideal 52F15 fuel injection hose clamps, and 2 spare o-ring (Viton-GF) for the disconnect's main seal.

The disconnect fitting has no valve.  But when disconnected, you can put the plug in to positively hold fuel in your tank. This comes in handy if you remove the tank and have a leaky petcock.

This fits all 1500cc Valkyrie models, including ones with manual or vacuum Pingel petcock.

Kit costs $32.99 on redeye.eCrater.com

Installation Instructions

Instructions PDF

Brake 2-Piston Kit, with Attitude Adjuster

for all Valkyrie 1500cc   (Except Interstate Rear)

Contents: 

2 Pistons

• • 316 Stainless Steel, center-less ground to precise diameter

  • Mildly Electropolished

    • smooths away microscopic grinding burrs

    • passivates the surface (less likely to pit-corrode in real world use)

1 Attitude Adjuster (grease fitting M10-1.25)

• Grease fitting is temporarily installed in place of the banjo bolt

• Use any cheap grease gun to force the old pistons out without damage, without shaking hands with danger, without airborne high velocity bone crushing :-0

Costs $32.00 on redeye.eCrater.com

Valkyrie Vacuum Cap Kit

Contains 3 Viton-B vac caps and 3 hose clamps of the Happy Fingers style.

Vacuum caps are 4mm size inside.  Viton-B rubber stays flexible like new for many years.

Fits all 1500cc Valkyries.

Kit costs $2.42 on redeye.eCrater.com

Hella Stubby         

Pilot Screw Tool

ON-BIKE ADJUST and BENCH ADJUST

This version of the Stubby Tool is suitable for unsticking stuck pilot screws.

• • Square brass handle

  • Stainless steel tube with a "precision" dent

  • Stainless steel rivet fixes the blade to the handle.  It will not shear off at 24 in.lb.

  • Chamfer ground on the end of the tube, to help get at pilot screws really tightened into the hole.

  • Tool will fail at 24 in.lb. torque.  Failure by rounding out.

  • If you bung up the tool's working end, resharpen it with a green carbide grinding wheel, holding tool at 45 degrees to the wheel face.  Clean the inside edge with a tiny rat tail file.  I guess that would be a mouse tail file.  Those are at Harbor Freight.

When your pilot screw is corroded, it can take more than 5 in.lb. to unstick it.  This tool will round out at 24 in.lb.  When using your fingers to turn the handle, you'll reach your finger pain threshold at 6 to 8 in.lb.  You can use a 13mm open end wrench on the handle, alternating CW and CCW at up to 12 in.lb.  The tip of Hella Stubby should not degrade at 12 in.lb. 

On-Bench Adjusting  (Loosening a Stuck Pilot Screw)

1. Remove carb assembly and flip it upside down on the bench.  Fuel runs out, so this is an outside job.

2. Get a 13mm open end wrench to use on the 13mm handle.

3. Get paper towels and get a liquid brass cleaner.  Lime Away is awesome.  Cleaning Vinegar is OK, but slower.  White Vinegar, Apple Vinegar, and other edible vinegars are even slower.  Any of these cleaners is better than nothing.

4. Dribble liquid cleaner onto pilot screw, letting it pool in the hole.  First wrench CCW @ 12 in.lb., and then wrench CW @ 12 in.lb., and then mop the liquid out of the hole with edge of paper towel.  CW means clockwise.

5. Repeat Step 4 until the screw comes all the way out CCW.

Tool costs $7.49 on redeye.eCrater.com

Valkyrie Stealth Desmog Kit

Contents:

• • Two 4mm vac caps, Viton-B, for intakes #3 #4.

  • Two clamps for the vac caps.

  • Six couplers, each like this:

    • • Reinforced & lined nitrile fuel hose made by Shields Teleflex

      • Fire and permeation rated A1-15 for interior fuel feeder line in boats (designed for the January 2009 EPA standard - to keep boats from exploding)

      • Thermoplastic lining is MMM's THV500G, similar to DuPont's Teflon FEP, that will not swell due to the heat and tar-like gunk (unburnt fuel and unburnt oil) in your Valkyrie's exhaust

      • Hypalon outer covering, for moderate resistance to sunlight & oils

  • Six plugs for the couplers

  • Four PTFE "rubs" for upper air pipes.

  • Four Viton-GF o-rings for upper air pipes.

  • Does not include the two flat gaskets for two air pipes that bolt on underneath the heads.

Kit costs $12.35 on redeye.eCrater.com

Installation Instructions

StealthDesmogKit PDF

Special Tool Building Instructions ConnectorTool PDF

Pictorial Installation Instructions

InstallStealth PDF

The Stealth kit is installed from the side of the bike. Pull the intake risers, and the pods too on an Interstate, so you can get your hands in there. Once you pull the old couplers onto the air pipes, the top air pipes lift straight up out of their holes in the head. The air pipes that bolt on underneath the heads are a little odd. You can leave the left rear one bolted on, but the right front one needs to be unbolted and tilted as in this picture so that you can remove one of the top air pipes.

You can install plugs only where they are needed (busted reeds!), or you can install them in all six couplers.

Valkyrie OEM Petcock Vacuum Line

This assembly has Viton-B tubing outside, with Teflon FEP tube inside, and two Happy Fingers style hose clamps. This runs from the #6 intake to the OEM petcock's vacuum nipple.

Fits all 1500cc Valkyries.

Kit costs $7.85 on redeye.eCrater.com

Valkyrie Pair Valve Vacuum Line

This assembly has Viton-B tubing connected with a Kynar tee. Teflon FEP tubing is inside, and 6 hose clamps secure it. The end that goes to the PAIR valve has a preformed bend.

Fits all 1500cc GL1500C,CD,CT,CF

Kit costs $12.30 on redeye.eCrater.com

Valkyrie PINGEL Petcock Vacuum Line

Viton-B tubing over Teflon FEP tubing, joined by a Kynar coupler, with hose clamps to secure it.

For Pingel 1311CHV. The big end goes to Pingel petcock's vacuum nipple; the little end goes to #6 intake manifold.

Fits all 1500cc GL1500C,CD,CT,CF.

Costs $9.99 on redeye.eCrater.com